PPT-Tone and Voice

The Lottery Page 25 The School by Donald Barthelme And the trees all died They were orange trees I dont know why they died they just died Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasnt the best We complained about it So weve got thirty kids there each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and weve got these thirty dead trees All these kids looking at these little brown sticks it was depressing. The Lottery . Page 25. The School . by . Donald Barthelme. And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.. Describe a memorable event from the first day of school (any school year). Describe the setting, event, and reaction to the event. . Today’s Necessary Materials: journal, . writing utensil, highlighter, and. University Writing Program UC Davis. Tuesday, . November . 18, 2014. Write to . Win:. The . Art of Polished Business Writing. . Writing is a . Skill. .. Typical UWP Writing Courses. University Writing Program 104A . Literary Elements. . Style in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. Style describes . Syntax. Tone. Voice. Effective voice is shaped by words that are clear, concrete, and exact. Good writers eschew (to avoid; to shun) words like pretty, nice, good, beautiful, fine, things, really, very, terrible, a lot, and bad. Instead they employ words that invoke a specific effect. . VOICE. in our writing?. Analyzing . Voice in Literature. Announcements: . ROUGH DRAFTS due Friday . T. here should be a title page, the essay with in-text citations, and a works cited page. . Spelling Test THURSDAY.. What is Mood?. How are Tone and Mood Effective in Writing?. WHAT IS MOOD?. Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. . It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. . What is the tone? Mood?. Tone and Mood. What is the tone? Mood?. Tone and Mood. What is the tone? Mood?. What is the tone? Mood?. What is the tone? Mood?. What is the tone? Mood?. What is the tone? Mood?. Honors – Turn in to me your Kanye West article analysis AND the two emails.. If you were absent Friday, you need to make up the warm up quiz Wednesday after school.. We will talk about summer reading. author’s attitude toward the writing . (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. . Athletics. Tone: How does this basketball player seem to feel after a game?. Romantic. Annoyed. Ecstatic. Modest. Mary . Poppins. Tone: How does this nanny seem to feel toward her new charges?. Motherly. This picture comes . from http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3UylkpyLLvk/TAf2UWjUnZI/AAAAAAAAArk/9---qgtxi0A/s1600/Tone+and+Mood.jpg. 1. Setting. When. and . where. the story takes place.. Setting. can have a big effect on mood.. What is tone? Tone refers to an author’s use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic. Tone is often defined as what the author feels about the subject. What the rea Bell . Ringer. :. When you think of the word. . home. what images come to mind? What other words come to mind?. Connotation & Denotation. Define. Connotation/Denotation of Animals. Connotation/Denotation of Sports Teams. .